this is g.w. newsline from berlin clement on government resigns after last week's devastating explosions in beirut announcing his resignation prime minister haasan blames endemic corruption for the blast that killed scores and slashed much of the city he's stepping down amid days of angry protests against government negligence we'll go live to the lebanese capital for the latest from our correspondent. also coming up well a bruise erupts and anger after the country's presidential election the defeated

candidate claims the result was rigged after the government claimed president lukashenko had won some 80 percent of the vote the results triggered anti-government protests and a fierce police crackdown. on nickel for life welcome to the program lebanese prime minister ha sun has announced the resignation of his government after last week's massive blast in beirut and a weekend of under arrest or in which protesters stormed to multiple ministries the cabinet had only taken office in january this year but his government was seen as dependent on the support of veteran political players many lebanese blame the country sectarian factions for not tackling the country's economic rules and corruption problems as did. clashes continued on the streets outside the country's

parliament the government's resignation had been a key demand of protesters. for more on this i'm joined now. from the d.w. arabic desk amal welcome to the show and this is an important moment for a lebannon but protesters want more they're asking for fundamental reforms how is this possible in a country like lebanon where it's hard to find a political leader who is not associated in some way to the ruling oligarchies absolutely nicole we're reaching now a new political turmoil and levanon a country that's already been through various crises since the civil war period i mean the war that ended without holding anyone responsible for their crimes committed a war that almost all the ruling class that we see at the moment in levanon have participated in so indeed it's hard to find anyone in this political political

class the ruling class that hasn't taken part in any crimes during the war it's definitely not very difficult to find anyone who's outside of this political there are definitely people academics and people who have the ability to rule this country however the political formula upon which the ruling establishment is set up makes it difficult for people outside the confessional system and in confessional classifications actually infiltrate into the government we've witnessed a massive protest since 17th of october of last year so we've seen many new faces expressing their anger and so on but also many faces that have the ability to be in political leadership positions lebanon is a country hurting after the explosions it's a country do. solution with the political class what do the lebanese people need

right now i mean we just have to go to the streets of beirut at the moment and listen to what the protesters are calling for the resignation of the government is not enough for the people the government is not the sole responsible according to them for the latest explosion the top and it's about the ruling that's been taking over the politics of the country for the past 2 years and it's not the sole responsibility of the current government so definitely the current government nation today is not enough for the people they want to see more reforms they want justice they are calling for more justice and they definitely want to see change happening really soon in the country and what we see now from the seuss of beirut is that they're being confronted with police brutality as as this has been the case for the past few days. arabic this thank you very much thank you nicole.

let's take you live now to the streets of beirut where our correspondent reza is following the latest events on the lebanese 'd government has just resigned in its entirety what does this mean for lebanon in the current situation. high and we are urging it should where. there is. now a caretaker government. issue with the government. you covered for a new parliament and for its own cabinet. we're looking at live pictures of these protests that you were talking about just now tell me what's the situation like where you are how is this decision been received. well there is this particular mission is.

the fact even after the commission of government. one. key point is i think kerry got. this not. because. i think. he could responsibly for. the court to be as accountable. this is clearly a very complicated situation where do you see this going. if this might get even more chaotic as. you said. before and. my. sisters and chiefly if you focus as i said you should get very quick. to talk about i.

think your minister somehow duty. you see sacraments and i ask you governor but this is just talk for now or somebody you want to nominate from his side. i think this is quite the did not think sure for sure about this. we heard the prime minister laning and corruption for everything that's happened over the past couple of days can you tell us a bit more about this how has he not taken responsibility himself. the former is a pragmatist and. i actually started to think she said. corruption has been in. there and that's not good to end up or at victory for that because they want it so this is why this is their way of anything or are you trying to

achieve as if this is what you said. this is why it doesn't get to keep and. it's pretty clear. that the end of the civil war was on someone in beirut thanks for your reporting and most of all please be safe let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world hong kong pro-democracy activist agnes chalo has become the latest public figure to be arrested under china's new national security law for the territory she was arrested just hours after police detained media tycoon jimmy lay in a raid on his newspaper apple daily the publication said hong kong's press freedom was now hanging by a thread. going to sands president gone he has approved the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners that's after an assembly of tribal leaders

agreed to let them go the taliban made the prisoner release a precondition for entering talks with the afghan government on ending the country's civil war. now to bella routes where the election commission says president alexander lukashenko won a landslide 80 percent of the vote and sunday's election but the opposition candidates atlanta taken off sky as says the result was rigged and claims victory for herself germany's government says it has strong doubts about the results which triggered clashes across belarus for. the leaders of the bellary see these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on election night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9.9 percent of the vote. then the situation escalated security forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using

stun grenades water cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes authorities say they made more than 3000 arrests joe le doux at 1st things were peaceful people walked in the chamber there were a lot of them then police vans came and started to arrest them. there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at people's arms and legs despite winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates for tikkun of sky claimed victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. the authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. right . there was so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens . and she did noun's the election as illegitimate. we have official reports from many polling stations

that i received more votes than the other candidates. we have proof of voter fraud . we have people who are ready to come forward about fraud at polling stations it's on the. evidence is allegedly circulating on the internet this video purports to show a woman climbing out of a polling station with bags claimed to be filled with ballot papers. it's it is it is a killer it incumbent lucas shanker the official winner with nearly 80 percent of the vote said the protests are being organized from abroad. jordan just a few these sheep are being directed by people in the czech republic sit in this is the opposition understands nothing at the end is urging people to take to the streets in order to i quote hold negotiations with the government so that it voluntarily hands over power to last but handing over power is something you should go has categorically ruled out. earlier we spoke to bela russian journalist and

analyst friend of the art short and asked him about the way police reacted to sunday's protests. i think police did use proportional force towards protesters most of them were peaceful they didn't bring any weapons and they didn't talk of a policeman and they rewrote ollie's did he use what they can and guns they didn't use gas or spray grenades or than 50 people are wounded in georgia several of them are in critical condition right now and more than 3000 people detained that's unprecedented and there is history and and i think that location case must be really scary here at the end when he behaves like a piece you know the real winner or popular vote who wouldn't behave. such harshly at the words it's his or her opponent. well russian journalist and analysts

are reporting there to germany now where the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for chancellor in next year's general election when under the american heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term it's all off shots currently the finance minister in the coalition government with macos conservatives but does he have what it takes to become chancellor could this month be sitting in america's office next to. many sold off sold slack to assess a recurring job. yet the current vice chancellor and finance minister has seen his popularity rise over the past months he's handing of the current ira's pandemic and his crafting of germany's multi-billion euro recovery fund have been hailed by his colleagues. these milestones who couldn't to be able to handle a crisis that's a very important quality that

a german chancellor must have thought. no one has proven more than a lot of shows that he's capable of decides if actions in a country hit hard but a corner of ours crisis and that he can also lead a country that's part of the crisis. that was enough shelters nomination to social democrats are trying to fill the gap left by chancellor angela merkel. it's begins on a new era is beginning not only in the sense of how we shape the time off the corona but also that the next decade will be about how we can manage the future of our country how we manage the future of europe and who has the best plan we are firmly convinced that this is the social democratic party but the inverse of your own fortune. for now sold seems confident but he will have his work cut out reversing his party's poll showing in the polls. you're watching day w. news line from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more headlines and

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